This is a rather off hand, not very theologically deep question, but for a wee while I have been considering getting a tattoo, what is the Churches stance on getting such things?

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"You flourish in wealth, and boast of the society of the great and powerful; you rejoice in the beauty of the body and the honours which men pay to you. Consider yourself, that you are mortal, that you are earth, and into the earth you shall go"

It is not per se wrong. But it can be (for instance diabolical images, vanity, etc). What would be moderation in the amount of tattooing is in part a cultural thing. For instance, it would be immodest in the US to have facial tattoos, but not say in Guam. One wants to avoid the vice of singularity, which is an offense against modesty. That is, one should not seek to draw undue attention to oneself or to shock others unduly. Excessive tattooing does both of these. But a small tattoo not so much.

Go for it. I am Going to get Our Lady of Guadalupe with St Juan Diego on my right arm (during my pilgrimage to the Tulma).... St Patrick on my right calf (After I climb Croagh Patrick)... I may get the Cross of St Brigid in the next month or so. Got a few already.... one I wish I didn't.

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Yes there are some jobs that you cannot qualify for if you have visible tattoos. State trooper (in this state), some branches of the military, some grocery stores, banks etc etc.

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_________________ “Be sober and vigilant: because your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is roaming around seeking whom he might devour. Strong in faith, resist him knowing that the same affliction befalls your brethren who are in the world. ” 1 Peter 5:8-9.

Yes there are some jobs that you cannot qualify for if you have visible tattoos. State trooper (in this state), some branches of the military, some grocery stores, banks etc etc.

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many retail stores, service industry jobs, etc. It's bad when you can mark off 'industries'. Basically any job where the customer would see you it is generally frowned upon, often explicitly forbidden in company policy. I've both fired and seen people fired who got visible tattoos during their employment.

Yes there are some jobs that you cannot qualify for if you have visible tattoos. State trooper (in this state), some branches of the military, some grocery stores, banks etc etc.

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many retail stores, service industry jobs, etc. It's bad when you can mark off 'industries'. Basically any job where the customer would see you it is generally frowned upon, often explicitly forbidden in company policy. I've both fired and seen people fired who got visible tattoos during their employment.

But, as time goes on, such discrimination is not going to be legal. Service industry jobs are seeing more and more tattoo/body mods as a semi-normal thing. In some towns, as a very normal thing...

_________________Through the Sorrowful Passion of Jesus, have Mercy on us, and on the whole world...

Yes there are some jobs that you cannot qualify for if you have visible tattoos. State trooper (in this state), some branches of the military, some grocery stores, banks etc etc.

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many retail stores, service industry jobs, etc. It's bad when you can mark off 'industries'. Basically any job where the customer would see you it is generally frowned upon, often explicitly forbidden in company policy. I've both fired and seen people fired who got visible tattoos during their employment.

But, as time goes on, such discrimination is not going to be legal. Service industry jobs are seeing more and more tattoo/body mods as a semi-normal thing. In some towns, as a very normal thing...

You could be right, I was simply stating the facts. Most of those towns are not places I'd want to live.

Yes there are some jobs that you cannot qualify for if you have visible tattoos. State trooper (in this state), some branches of the military, some grocery stores, banks etc etc.

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many retail stores, service industry jobs, etc. It's bad when you can mark off 'industries'. Basically any job where the customer would see you it is generally frowned upon, often explicitly forbidden in company policy. I've both fired and seen people fired who got visible tattoos during their employment.

But, as time goes on, such discrimination is not going to be legal. Service industry jobs are seeing more and more tattoo/body mods as a semi-normal thing. In some towns, as a very normal thing...

You could be right, I was simply stating the facts. Most of those towns are not places I'd want to live.

I wasn't trying to refute you... sorry if it looked that way. Was just making an observation of what I have seen across the USA. I do not like living in such places either, though I do like tattoos. I will never get a tattoo that cannot be covered up. The last ones I got cover the tops of my feet. Easy to cover up

_________________Through the Sorrowful Passion of Jesus, have Mercy on us, and on the whole world...

But, as time goes on, such discrimination is not going to be legal. Service industry jobs are seeing more and more tattoo/body mods as a semi-normal thing. In some towns, as a very normal thing...

'Discrimination'? Has Americans sense of arrogant entitlement gotten so bad that we are now talking about 'discrimination' against people with tattoos?

Let's get this straight: you are not entitled to be hired by anybody, for anything ever. When someone gives you a job, they are doingn you a favor, no one is under any obligation to hire you, and the decision to not hire someone can be based on ANY factor that the employer considers important. The employer can choose not to hire you for any reason he likes, you're too fat, you're too ugly, he doesn't like the smell of your cologne, he doesn't like your shoes, you wore white after Labor Day.....the employer can choose not to hire someone due to ANYTHING that he consider relevant. Henry Ford has a rule that he would never hire somebody who asked for salt at the dinner table....many employers have a rule that they won't hire somebody who asks about vacation time during the interview.....

And if the employer has a rule that he won't hire someone who has visible tattoos...then well....that's his right and I if you have visible tattoos that you refuse to cover up then well I guess it sucks to be you.

What's next, are we going to pass laws forbidding 'discrimination' against the stupid, the lazy and the incompetent?

_________________"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and they deserve to get it good and hard" HL Mencken

The top of the feet is the most painful place on the body to get tattooed... It was the worst pain I have ever felt in my life. Up-side, about an hour after each of them was done, I was in endorphin heaven! I was so naturally high it was amazing! I loved it!

_________________Through the Sorrowful Passion of Jesus, have Mercy on us, and on the whole world...